n. 25B6; verb
remove the plug : DETACH, unfasten; pull out, take out, disconnect.
she removed the lid : TAKE OFF, undo, unfasten.
he removed a note from his wallet : TAKE OUT, produce, bring out, get out, pull out, withdraw.
police removed boxes of documents : TAKE AWAY, carry away, move, transport; confiscate; informal cart off.
Sheila removed the mud : CLEAN OFF, wash off, wipe off, rinse off, scrub off, sponge out.
Henry removed his coat : TAKE OFF, pull off, slip out of; Brit. informal peel off.
he was removed from his post : DISMISS, discharge, get rid of, dislodge, displace, expel, oust, depose; informal sack, fire, kick out, boot out; Brit. informal turf out.
tax relief was removed : WITHDRAW, abolish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with, stop, cut, axe.
Gabriel removed two words : DELETE, erase, rub out, cross out, strike out, score out.
weeds have to be removed : UPROOT, pull out, eradicate.
removing branches : CUT OFF, chop off, lop off, hack off.
(dated) he removed to Edinburgh : MOVE (HOUSE), relocate, transfer; emigrate; Brit. informal up sticks; N. Amer. informal pull up stakes.
the mobsters removed their enemies. : See kill verb sense 1.
attach, insert, replace.
25B6; noun it is impossible, at this remove, to reconstruct the accident : DISTANCE, space of time, interval.